Large ventricular septal defects account for important clinical problems during infancy,
notably congestive heart failure. Timing of clinical presentation is dependent on the rapidity …

Infants with ventricular septal defect (VSD) who are symptomatic despite intensive medical
therapy require surgical intervention. Choice of treatment depends upon the cumulative …

The surgical management of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) has evolved significantly
since the first attempts at closure in the 1950s, now VSDs in virtually any anatomic location …

Three hundred eighty-one children with isolated VSD were catheterized from 1960 through
1985, 228 of whom were first catheterized in the first year of life. Defect size was defined by …

We studied 882 cases of isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD) diagnosed from 1971 to
1988 with a mean follow-up period of 9.5 years. They represent 22.5% of all congenital heart …

Serial cardiac catheterization has been performed in 75 patients with isolated ventricular
septal defect. At the time of the first cardiac catheterization, 39 were under 1 year of age, 19 …

Six patients, ages 6, 10, 11, 15, 22, and 33 months, in severe congestive heart failure
unresponsive to intensive medical therapy underwent operative closure of large ventricular …

During the 19 years from 1957 through 1975, there have been 106 patients under age 2
years who have undergone surgery for repair of a large ventricular septal defect at the …

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects. Not all
children born with a VSD, however, will require surgery; some of the defects either close …

The pre-and postoperative growth patterns or 52 otherwise normal infants undergoing
primary surgical closure of a large ventricular septal defect before 7 months of age were …